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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 9.33
এ বৃক্ষের অঙ্গ হয় সব সচেতন ।
বাড়িয়া ব্যাপিল সবে সকল ভুবন ॥ ৩৩ ॥
e vṛkṣera aṅga haya saba sa-cetana
bāḍiyā vyāpila sabe sakala bhuvana
“All the parts of this tree are spiritually cognizant, and thus as they grow they spread all over the world.
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All parts of this tree are spiritually cognizant, or spiritually aware.
The parts of the tree grow.
As they grow, they spread all over the world.
Overflowing generosity. The gardener distributes the fruits of love without restriction.
The mood of Ādi 9 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
From the main trunk there extend two special branches, Advaita Prabhu and Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, and from those branches grow other branches and twigs. The tree surrounds the entire world, and the fruits of the tree are to be distributed to everyone.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 9
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about a tree whose every part is spiritually aware?
Read the verse aloud today, giving special attention to “all the parts” and “all over the world.”
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